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No PGR puts a massive dampener on everything. Honestly, I don't think I'd be anywhere near as disappointed with the whole thing (though I'm pretty sure I still would be) if it *was* shown (or at least, not discounted).
As for FM5, the commentary turned me RIGHT off. And I don't remember seeing any weather as well... but that's what happens when they show 10 seconds of that and TEN FUCKING MINUTES OF A GAME THAT'S NOT CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE.
Also think it's a dick move having what is essentially a semi-hardcore simulation game (at least, as far as driving games go) as a launch title. Means that if they want it to appeal to as many people as possible, they'll have to dumb it down a fuckload.
**Or maybe it is, and the problem with having this sort of event completely separate from E3 is that it overemphasises the things kept away from E3. But three weeks is a long time for people to postulate on such heavy emphasis without any games to focus on... and that can't be a good thing in the slightest. Should've had it much closer to E3, so it's more like "BOOM, social shit and a game or two", then one or two days later, "GAMESGAMESGAMESGAMESDRMGAMESNOBORROWINGGAMESGAMES".
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Edit #2: Okay, just on that quote... I think there should be a social aspect included with gaming, but MS have just gone WAY overboard. Sony may have it done right, I'd have to rewatch theirs. But, as I said, maybe this event is the only time we'll see all the social BS plugged and it'll never have been that significant to begin with in the first place. Don't think that's the case, though.
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No PGR puts a massive dampener on everything. Honestly, I don't think I'd be anywhere near as disappointed with the whole thing (though I'm pretty sure I still would be) if it *was* shown (or at least, not discounted).
As for FM5, the commentary turned me RIGHT off. And I don't remember seeing any weather as well... but that's what happens when they show 10 seconds of that and TEN FUCKING MINUTES OF A GAME THAT'S NOT CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE.
Also think it's a dick move having what is essentially a semi-hardcore simulation game (at least, as far as driving games go) as a launch title. Means that if they want it to appeal to as many people as possible, they'll have to dumb it down a fuckload.
I don't hate what they've shown off, but I hate that there's such a focus on the whole social media aspect of everything. I've always avoided, as much as possible, options in games to "tweet your achievement" or the like. Hell, I can't even remember the last time I played a multiplayer game. My habits are so temperamental and flighty (that's ADHD for ya) that when I want to play a specific game, I want to play it *now*, probably by myself and don't want other people interacting with me while doing it (unless it's a multi game I'm actively participating in).
Nowhere near as much revolutionary stuff as I thought there'd be for the Kinect. To be honest, that part of it kind of reminded me with how the in-game footage of the EA stuff was exactly like the bullshot FMV from E3 a few years back... in that they're now finally doing what we were lead to believe would be possible years ago, and it's not all that impressive.
I think the general public won't be unimpressed with it, but that may be because for everyone up to the age of 50, I guess people expect everything to be connected and online and social all the time. It's definitely not something for people outside of my generation (I'd say generation X would be the limit of the audience they're trying to appeal to, generally speaking) and for the majority of GAF who probably would spend most of their time in front of a computer (either at work or play) or prefer to play games in a solitary environment, it's not made for them at all either.
**Or maybe it is, and the problem with having this sort of event completely separate from E3 is that it overemphasises the things kept away from E3. But three weeks is a long time for people to postulate on such heavy emphasis without any games to focus on... and that can't be a good thing in the slightest. Should've had it much closer to E3, so it's more like "BOOM, social shit and a game or two", then one or two days later, "GAMESGAMESGAMESGAMESDRMGAMESNOBORROWINGGAMESGAMES".
Except play any of your existing games ;(
Believe it or not, I wasn't actually talking about a specific case. I thought there was more than one. Or maybe I'm just thinking of a Seinfeld episode.
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I think I kind of addressed that in this** paragraph.
Edit #2: Okay, just on that quote... I think there should be a social aspect included with gaming, but MS have just gone WAY overboard. Sony may have it done right, I'd have to rewatch theirs. But, as I said, maybe this event is the only time we'll see all the social BS plugged and it'll never have been that significant to begin with in the first place. Don't think that's the case, though.
